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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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